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Support Programs for At-Risk Youth!
Sponsored by: American Humane AssociationEvery day, at-risk children in America travel a path from truancy to
delinquency to full-on involvement in the juvenile justice system. Their
involvement makes them more likely to commit more serious offenses later
in life.
That is why we need programs that offer these youths the opportunity to repair the harm they caused and get the help they need, which cuts the odds that they will re-offend and move on to the adult criminal justice system.
American Humane's Restorative Justice for Youth program is the perfect example of this. When youth understand how their actions affect others, they are less likely to repeat their offenses. Young offenders are encouraged to accept responsibility for their crimes and must take an active role in repairing the damage their crime has created. Victims are empowered to voice the impacts of crime, their current needs and to resolve their feelings toward the crime and communities can enjoy a lower crime rate and safer neighborhoods.
Sign the petition to support programs for youth that can change lives
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That is why we need programs that offer these youths the opportunity to repair the harm they caused and get the help they need, which cuts the odds that they will re-offend and move on to the adult criminal justice system.
American Humane's Restorative Justice for Youth program is the perfect example of this. When youth understand how their actions affect others, they are less likely to repeat their offenses. Young offenders are encouraged to accept responsibility for their crimes and must take an active role in repairing the damage their crime has created. Victims are empowered to voice the impacts of crime, their current needs and to resolve their feelings toward the crime and communities can enjoy a lower crime rate and safer neighborhoods.
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We signed the “Support Programs for At-Risk Youth!” petition!
# 150:
4:38 am PST, Dec 11,
Carolina Fisher, Brazil
# 149:
4:36 am PST, Dec 11,
Juliana Farah, Lebanon
# 148:
3:49 am PST, Dec 11,
Bernadette Mourot, France
# 147:
3:08 am PST, Dec 11,
Dorothy Tanaka, Canada
# 146:
3:07 am PST, Dec 11,
Mary Crabb, California
# 145:
2:33 am PST, Dec 11,
Richard Lewis, Maryland
I live near a high school, between the hours that school is open it's as if kids come and go throughout the day. The school has a new program where the parents are notified when their child is cutting classes. Yet you still see a steady stream of kids walking the neighborhood. When I went to school you would see kids coming home with school books, nowadays, it's only a few that carry any books at all. This is a grave warning sign of what's to come. Uneducated graduates who can't do the basic fundamentals who are going to be left behind for they were not given a proper education. We're procuring a third world country.
I live near a high school, between the hours that school is open it's as if kids come and go throughout the day. The school has a new program where the parents are notified when their child is cutting classes. Yet you still see a steady stream of kids walking the neighborhood. When I went to school you would see kids coming home with school books, nowadays, it's only a few that carry any books at all. This is a grave warning sign of what's to come. Uneducated graduates who can't do the basic fundamentals who are going to be left behind for they were not given a proper education. We're procuring a third world country.
# 144:
2:18 am PST, Dec 11,
Kansas Lance, Washington
# 143:
1:35 am PST, Dec 11,
ROBERT STREBECK, Texas
# 142:
12:47 am PST, Dec 11,
Kevin Esses, Florida
# 141:
12:36 am PST, Dec 11,
Wendy Hunter, Tennessee
# 140:
12:33 am PST, Dec 11,
Panagiotis Rigopoulos, Greece
# 139:
12:19 am PST, Dec 11,
Weinberg Laetitia, France
# 138:
12:10 am PST, Dec 11,
Lauren Verruni, Pennsylvania
# 137:
11:38 pm PST, Dec 10,
Hannah Sanders, California
# 136:
11:37 pm PST, Dec 10,
June Marshall, New Hampshire
# 135:
11:15 pm PST, Dec 10,
Emily Sytsma, New Jersey
# 134:
11:10 pm PST, Dec 10,
Yvonne CLAUDIUS, California
# 133:
11:09 pm PST, Dec 10,
April Jarvis, West Virginia
# 132:
11:09 pm PST, Dec 10,
Joan Papke, Wisconsin
# 131:
10:20 pm PST, Dec 10,
Ann D, Connecticut
# 130:
10:00 pm PST, Dec 10,
Name not displayed, Louisiana
My daughter was a drug addict and nothing got her to quit until she went to a wonderful drug rehabilitation program that was started in Lafayette, LA. We need more intervention to help our children!
My daughter was a drug addict and nothing got her to quit until she went to a wonderful drug rehabilitation program that was started in Lafayette, LA. We need more intervention to help our children!
# 129:
9:44 pm PST, Dec 10,
Uladzimir Slabin, Oregon
# 128:
9:38 pm PST, Dec 10,
Pinkyjain Pan, California
# 127:
9:37 pm PST, Dec 10,
Frank Caffrey, New Jersey
# 126:
9:06 pm PST, Dec 10,
Alex Aparicio, California
Children are our future, if we act now we can make a better world for all.
Children are our future, if we act now we can make a better world for all.
# 125:
8:52 pm PST, Dec 10,
Nitzan Goraly, California
# 124:
8:27 pm PST, Dec 10,
Angelica Kajderowicz, Illinois
# 123:
7:56 pm PST, Dec 10,
LINDA COBAR, New Jersey
# 122:
7:49 pm PST, Dec 10,
Kelly Howle, Idaho
# 121:
7:24 pm PST, Dec 10,
Beverly Young, Florida
# 120:
7:13 pm PST, Dec 10,
JoyAve LightHeart, Canada
It is vitally important for children (and all of us) to remember that we are Precious children of our Creator, and thus we are all connected. A sense of Preciousness and belonging in the family, in the community, and in society needs to be instilled at an early age.
It is vitally important for children (and all of us) to remember that we are Precious children of our Creator, and thus we are all connected. A sense of Preciousness and belonging in the family, in the community, and in society needs to be instilled at an early age.
# 119:
6:45 pm PST, Dec 10,
Rebecca Grundy, Illinois
# 117:
6:32 pm PST, Dec 10,
Joan Lilly, New York
# 116:
6:32 pm PST, Dec 10,
Shelly Cleveland, Colorado
# 115:
6:25 pm PST, Dec 10,
Wendy L. Bartram, Ohio
When are we going to to realize this is when we can change the future of criminal?
When are we going to to realize this is when we can change the future of criminal?
# 114:
6:22 pm PST, Dec 10,
Georgine Wonnacott, Canada
I counseled and taught At Risk Youth in Canada for 33 years and found that Self-Esteem and Universal Spiritual turned their lives around. They learned to look within instead of being externally based, learned to make healthier choices and were given healing tools to help them become responsible citizens.
I counseled and taught At Risk Youth in Canada for 33 years and found that Self-Esteem and Universal Spiritual turned their lives around. They learned to look within instead of being externally based, learned to make healthier choices and were given healing tools to help them become responsible citizens.
# 113:
5:59 pm PST, Dec 10,
Robb Tucker, Minnesota
# 112:
5:56 pm PST, Dec 10,
Meredith Leroy, North Carolina
# 111:
5:50 pm PST, Dec 10,
Name not displayed, North Carolina
The youth of today are more troubled than they ever have been. So many practice what they say because it's what they've been taught. Unless we have programs showing these misguided people there is a right way and a promising way of life, there will be more gangs, more criminals, more people doing things that we could have prevented.
The youth of today are more troubled than they ever have been. So many practice what they say because it's what they've been taught. Unless we have programs showing these misguided people there is a right way and a promising way of life, there will be more gangs, more criminals, more people doing things that we could have prevented.
# 110:
5:47 pm PST, Dec 10,
Greg Phillips, New York
# 109:
5:37 pm PST, Dec 10,
Gwen Toffling, Pennsylvania
I live in Philadelphia one of the most violent cities in America, if there were more programs to help youth now, there could be less murders in the future.
I live in Philadelphia one of the most violent cities in America, if there were more programs to help youth now, there could be less murders in the future.
# 108:
5:25 pm PST, Dec 10,
Aida Hagali, Malta
# 107:
5:20 pm PST, Dec 10,
Jennifer Needham, Texas
# 106:
4:43 pm PST, Dec 10,
Becky Farhar, California
# 105:
4:31 pm PST, Dec 10,
Kristie Raynor, New York
I support any program that teaches youth to accept responsibility for themselves, and I think that quality is lacking in even "good" teenagers these days. Part of loving children is giving them boundaries-both to keep them safe, and to teach them right from wrong. If the parents don't do it, someone else has to. We need to pull these kids back from the edge while they still have a promising future...
I support any program that teaches youth to accept responsibility for themselves, and I think that quality is lacking in even "good" teenagers these days. Part of loving children is giving them boundaries-both to keep them safe, and to teach them right from wrong. If the parents don't do it, someone else has to. We need to pull these kids back from the edge while they still have a promising future...
# 104:
4:21 pm PST, Dec 10,
Lauren Mack, California
# 103:
4:14 pm PST, Dec 10,
Molly Reaume, Canada
Basically, I look at this from a social AND an economic point of view: it costs just a few dollars today to turn youth into productive & contributing members of society AND to stop them from costing 10,000s of dollars as crimminals in the court system & inmates of penal institutions.
Basically, I look at this from a social AND an economic point of view: it costs just a few dollars today to turn youth into productive & contributing members of society AND to stop them from costing 10,000s of dollars as crimminals in the court system & inmates of penal institutions.
# 102:
4:12 pm PST, Dec 10,
Marta Diaz, Virginia
Save the world, save our future....by saving our children!
Save the world, save our future....by saving our children!
# 101:
4:11 pm PST, Dec 10,
Joanne Cimino, New York